Day Dream Ephemera

My Sunshine | Daydream Collection | By Raquel Bowman

Hi everyone, it’s Raquel here with you today and I am sharing my latest layout featuring the gorgeous Daydream collection.

Here is the layout that I created:


The subject of this layout is my gorgeous girl – this was a picture I had taken of her over the summer holidays when we were on a vacation to a coastal town. She enjoyed every minute of being away together as a family, the daily walks, trips to the beach and playing board or card games in the evening. I feel like that happiness really radiates from her in this photo.

A key element of this layout is the heart floral cut file that I used from the Cut to You store. I cut the file on a patterned paper and chose a complimenting patterned paper to back the florals within the cut file design. I wanted to have a pop of colour on this layout and this was created using the yellow patterned papers and ephemera pieces.

The title was using the die cut words – as soon as I saw the words ‘my’ and ‘sunshine’ I knew it would make the perfect title for this page. I adhered the title to the page using a small foam square adhesive; just to give the title that small lift and pop. The journaling is a quote that I found and love that I have created in my usual way- typewritten and cut into strips.

The embellishments are placed in a more vertical pattern on the page – however the majority are in three main clusters  one to the top left, one to the middle near the title and one to the bottom right.

Some of the embellishments – the tiny flowers for example are fussy cut from patterned papers within the collection. This allows me to have more control over the colours I use and include on the page also as I can choose ones that fit within my desired colour palette.


I decided to add one of the gorgeous fabric hearts to this page. I thought the deep read colour was perfect.

Thanks so much for stopping by the CVS blog today – I hope this layout has inspired you to get creating with your CVS stash.
Stay safe and take care,

Raquel x

 

Favorite Days | Day Dream | Anita Bownds

Hi crafty friends,
Anita here with you today sharing my first layout of the new year using day dream collection
My photo is of my kitty enjoying the morning sun in front of the window this was before we decided that all that fluff needed to be shaved off … and yep he wasn’t happy about losing his fluff!!
I started off by trimming a 12×12 by 5 inch strip from sweet serenity and machine stitching around the edges then I cut 2 more little strips 1 inch by 12×12 from sweet serenity then using daisy days I cut 2 more strips 12×12 by inch and then with all the little strips I punched a border on each of them

 

Then I matted my photo on papers from the 6×8 paper pad ( you can substitute the 6×8 for the 12×12 using all aflutter and sun shower ) I then tucked a the circle ephemera piece behind the photo that I fussy cut around the edges.
Using garden variety pattern paper I fussy cut out a bunch of flowers and started adding flowers around the bottom of my photo along with flowers from the ephemera pack that I fussy cut around to match the rest of the fussy cut flowers

 

I added ephemera around my photo and more clusters of flowers around the photo and to the right side of the layout I also added some other bits from the ephemera, butterflies and my title then finished off with hearts around the flower clusters and enamel dots in the center’s of the fussy cut flowers..

 

 

pop on over to the cocoa vanilla YouTube and watch my process video

 

 

I hope you have enjoyed my floral inspiration today
Happy crafting..

Tis the Season | Merry and Bright | Anita Bownds

Hello lovelies, sharing my first layout using the merry and Bright collection and as this week we are mixed it up with new and old I use some ephemera, stickers and one of the hearts from day dream..

My photo is of Luna kitty all curled up asleep after attacking the Christmas tree playing with the ornaments .. but seriously what kitty doesn’t have a super fun time with the Christmas tree…lol

I started with a snowflake cut file design from Paige Evans that I cut out on light pink cardstock to match the light pink in the collection then I adhered it in the center of the white cardstock and then matted my photo on paper from the 6×8 and a few little labels from 6×8
Then using the season greetings pattern paper I chose to use tis the season for my title and popped it up with some double sided foam tape at the bottom of my photo

 

Then I cut 4 border strips 2 from joy to the world that a punched a lace border and one from oh what fun that I trimmed in half that I layered on top of the lace strip and added them to the top and bottom of my layout

 

Then using joy to the world I fussy cut out a bunch of flowers and started clustering flowers at 2 corners of my photo and the top and bottom of layout I also added a few bits from day dream like our happy place from the ephemera pack , the tag from the accessory stickers and one of the puffy hearts

 

Then to finish it off I added little fussy cut berries and enamel dots from the legendary collection..

 

 

 

I hope you have enjoyed my inspiration today

 don’t forget to pop on over and check out the process video:

Happy crafting..

Heart This | Day Dream | Anita Bownds

Hi crafty friends Anita here, sharing a layout using the beautiful Day Dream Collection

I really enjoy spring each year all the flowers are in bloom it’s all so pretty and probably my favourite time of year

I started of by trimming 2 sides of my cardstock and then I matted on sun shower pattern paper
Then using my cameo and a cut file from the silhouette store I cut out 3 border strips using all aflutter pattern paper and then I trimmed 4 strips of sun shower and adhered them down underneath each other, then using my sewing machine I added stitching on each of them.

 

Then I matted my photo on happy place and sweet serenity pattern paper and adhered it just off center of the strips then I started tucking ephemera and accessory stickers under and around my photo. Using pattern paper garden variety I fussy cut out a bunch of flowers and added them to the top and bottom of layout and around my photo

 

Then I added a flower I had previously made to one corner of my photo with fussy cut flowers around and a flair button. Then to finish off with my title from the cardstock titles and a couple of butterflies from the ephemera then I popped a sticker from the accessory stickers underneath the clusters of flowers..

 

Check out my process video of how this layout came together..

 

 

 

Happy crafting everyone I hope you are enjoying this fun collection with all the beautiful colours

Crafty hugs..

This Sweet Life | Day Dream | Rachel Lowe

Hi CVS friends Rachel here and I have a pretty layout to share using the beautiful new Day Dream collection.

Not being a mixed media girl I love papers that have done all the work for you! I love how beautiful the SWEET SERENITY paper and it gives you that water colour mixed effect to your layout.

I am scrapping a photo of my DD and have used a fab new cut file by Paige Evans available in the Silhouette Design store. Who doesn’t love an embroidery hoop!

I used DAISY DAYS and SUN SHOWER papers to paper piece the embroidery hoop cut file. I then used foam tape to adhere my photo.

I hand stitched the thread of the cut file to add texture and so it made the embroidery hoop appear more authentic.

I just had to add one of the PUFFY HEARTS because I love them!!! I decided on my title taking the SWEET and LIFE words from the DIE CUT TITLES.

Using the DIE CUT EPHEMERA pack I created two embellishment clusters, one to the right of my photo overlapping the embroidery hoop and the second at the top of the hoop. I layered die cut florals, phrase sentiments and moths, foam tapping some to add dimension.

I tucked a die cut rainbow behind the LIFE word and finished off adding some NUVO clear crystal jewel drops to create shadows on flower petals and leaves, and moths wings.

I really don’t think this layout would have so much visual interest if I used a white background and I certainly enjoyed working with a background paper that didn’t need a thing doing to it!

Thank you so much for stopping by today and I hope you have a wonderful and safe week where ever you are in the world.

Rachel X

This Happy Place | Day Dream collection | Rachel Lowe

Hello CVS friends! I finally used the Over the Rainbow paper (because I can’t keep it in my stash just to look at it because it is so pretty lol). Of course it is the perfect paper to scrap the photo of my new craft room mural which is Zoe’s rainbow design.

 

Before adding anything to my page I added some machine stitching and white Nuvo crystal drops. I didn’t want to make it too busy but wanted to add a little texture.

I have used a pretty bird cut file from the Silhouette Design store, I wanted to height add create the illusion of a moving element on my page so it didn’t look ‘flat’. I used the 6×8 inch paper pad to paper piece the bird (which is a great way to save your 12×12 papers for a larger project). I used Happy Place, All a Flutter and Stepping Stones papers.

To tie the bird in I used a larger floral die cut adding with foam tape (this way it doesn’t look like you have added an element for no good reason). I added some clear Nuvo crystal drops to the flower petals for texture.

I next added the photo of my craft room mural using a die cut frame and adding with foam tape. I added a sweet flair from the collection to draw your eye to the photo (and because it is so cute!)

I created my title by using a word from the Die Cut Titles and a phrase from the Accessory Sticker sheet, because yes this indeed is my happy place.

I finished off adding a fussy cut butterfly/moth and some phrase stickers from the Accessory Sticker sheet. I love how it turned it, but everything in this collection makes it easy to create super beautiful layouts!

Thank you for stopping by and I will see you later in the month with another layout created using Day Dream.

Rachel X

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